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Old 06-08-2011, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by vargha View Post
Geez, "Nip" is short for "Nippon" (what the Japanese call their country) and "Jap" is short for Japan. Seems pretty mild to me, Barry. I suppose some of our soldiers on the Bataan death march may have had a word or two that was a tad harsher than those. I'm guessing the people of Nanking probably had some stronger words as well.
Visit the 442nd Regimental Combat Team clubhouse in Honolulu sometime and make your case to the oldtimers there. You will be cut in half by the stink eye you'll receive from these venerated Japanese-American warriors.
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